Review of ammonia emission factors for United States animal agriculture

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 27, 2008, Pages 6567-6574

  Faulkner, W B ^a   Shaw, B W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Cattle; Dairy; Emission factor; Poultry; Swine

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; DAIRIES; FOOD PRODUCTS PLANTS; NITROGEN; NONMETALS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; AMMONIA EMISSIONS; ANIMAL AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS; CATTLE; DAIRY; DAIRY CATTLE; EMISSION FACTOR; EMISSION FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES; EUROPEAN RESEARCH; FINE PARTICULATES; POULTRY; PRODUCTION FACILITIES; REACTIVE NITROGEN; SWINE; UNITED STATES; US PRODUCTION;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AMMONIA; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; EMISSION INVENTORY; NITROGEN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PIG; POULTRY;

AIR POLLUTION; CATTLE FARMING; DAIRYING; EXHAUST GAS; MANURE; PIG FARMING; POULTRY FARMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; SUIDAE;

EID: 50849086083     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.04.021     Document Type: Review

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